חֵיפָה I, Ḥaifā, Beth-Ḥaifā, a harbor of the Mediterranean Sea, south of Ptolemais. Sabb. 26ᵃ. Y. Erub. II, 20ᵃ top (חיפא). Koh. R. to XII, 7 חיפס (corr. acc.). Meg. 24ᵇ בית ח׳ (Ms. M. only ח׳).—Denom. חֵיפָנִי an inhabitant of Ḥ (noted for indiscriminate pronunciation of א a. ע). Ib.—Pl. חֵיפָנִין. Y. Ber. II, 4ᵈ bot., v. ה"א.—V. חֵפָנִי.